For The Win
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Arts & Life
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Riverdale' and Teen Soaps
The CW has brought the Archie comics to television as dark and gritty versions of their paper selves. We talk about this show and about the long history of the high school drama.
New Play About 'Roe V. Wade' Is A Prism For Looking At The American Divide
Roe tells the stories of "Jane Roe" and the lawyer who argued her side of the case. Playwright Lisa Loomer says it may be a history play, but so much of what happens in it still happens today.
You, Too, Will Love Big Brother: A Life Of Reading And Rereading '1984'
George Orwell's dystopian classic is dominating the news these days. It happens to be NPR Books editor Petra Mayer's all-time favorite; she says it's one of those books that burrows deep in your mind.
For The First Time, U.S. Wins Elite Bocuse D'Or Culinary Competition
The competition pits 24 chefs against each other and is billed as the "most demanding and prestigious reward in world gastronomy," started by legendary French chef Paul Bocuse.
'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'
The CW's new show takes the sunny, optimistic teens of the classic Archie Comics and drops them into a re-imagined hometown full of sex, secrets and murder — and yes, Archie now has great abs.
'Grey's Anatomy': The Secret Sauce Is Blood ... And Friendship
The ABC series Grey's Anatomy, set in a hospital full of possibly cursed doctors, has been on TV for 13 seasons. We talk about what has kept it popular with its fans for so long.
Cliches And Sentimentality Hound 'A Dog's Purpose'
A dog cycles through several canine lifetimes while teaching a series of owners to live, laugh and love. Critic Scott Tobias found the film's repeated, mawkish depictions of doggy death "wearying."
Fool's 'Gold': As An '80s Huckster, McConaughey Outshines The Film Around Him
Matthew McConaughey gained weight and lost hair to throw himself into this tale of a real-life stock-market swindle. The film aches for us to admire his reckless, grasping selfishness; we don't.
A Gay Activist's Journey To Christian Fundamentalism: 'I Am Michael'
Director Justin Kelly documents the life of the inscrutable Michael Glatze (James Franco), who rejected his gay identity in favor of a strict Christian faith, without judging the man, or his choices.